Memorial Thread ~ FReeper "blackie" went Home September 13, 2013 ~ 14 September 2013

A FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Memorial Thread ~

~ FReeper "blackie" has gone Home ~

~ September 13, 2013 ~

FReeper "blackie" (the name he used here on earth)
is a US Navy vet.

Rest in Peace, Blackie.

Abide With Me

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.

Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea.
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.

Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,
And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee.
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Blackie, his wife Barb, and their families.

[Vendome]

Rest in Peace

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

Blackie Owens, USN

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[Impy]

RIP

[StarCMC]

Fair winds and following seas. You will be missed, my friend.

[JDoutrider]

I going to miss Blackie... His fellowship as a Rider, and his wit and wisdom he gave to us.

Dang Nab it! Keep that shiny side up Blackie...

We’ll ride together again when I get up there...

JD

[Kathy in Alaska]

Too funny....FReeper Motorcycle Hooligans.
Most fitting...he loved SPEED on the back roads!

[Morgana]

RIP

[rktman]

Fair winds and following seas sailor. There is a bond between those that have plied the briny deep.

Rktman. A fellow Navy vet.

[Jim Robinson]

Rest in peace, dear friend. Prayers up!

[thouworm]

I only knew blackie by name recognition, but I was struck by the fact that the first item on blackie’s profile page is Scripture by the Lord Jesus Christ:

Jesus said:
“When these things begin to come to pass,
then look up, and lift up your heads,
for your redemption draweth nigh.” - -
(Luke 21:28)

Instantly, another Scripture came to my mind:

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” 1Cor 13:12

Then I began to review blackie’s posts and soon I encountered another Scripture quoted by blackie (on a Tim Tebow thread):

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6

It had been an instant reply to the previous post by Licensed-To-Carry who said:

“John 14:6 is the key verse in the whole Bible, it’s as simple as that.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2989408/posts?page=10#10

I feel great joy for blackie that he now abides with his Redeemer and Lord Jesus, face to face, and I pray that knowledge comforts his family and friends in his physical absence from them.

PS: In my mind’s eye, I am also beginning to see a Freeper contingent in heaven and look forward to meeting, face to face, so many wonderful, precious, and kindhearted Freepers I may never be privileged to meet here on earth.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Sincere prayers to Blackie and his loved ones.

[dayglored]

Prayers up. Thank you Sir for your service, and your contributions to FreeRepublic and the defense of Liberty. Excellent statement of belief on your Profile page; I have copied and credited that in email to some like-minded friends.

RIP Blackie.

(Thanks Martin for the FMH ping.)

[Daffynition]

Thank you for the post Kathy.

Saddens me to know such a good cyberFRiend is gone. Deepest condolences to Barb. Barb you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Blackie was a Giant.

[Cindy]

Blackie was a good freeper and will be missed here by all of us.

[uglybiker]

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Men cannot always labor nor live forever. Today, one of us answers not our call. Once he lived and labored among us, but now his star has set on this world and he has passed into the light that lies beyond the darkness of the valley of the shadow of death. In vain we call him here. We shall no more hear his voice until we shall have answered, in another world, that same voice that has called him thither.

Let us then, not mourning as those who have no hope, pay the last sad offices of pious duty to the dead; since he, like one who sails slowly away from the shores of a dear land, a little while ago familiar to him, and hears in the stillness of the night the murmur of the waves among its cliffs, may still hear the murmer of our voices, and see, as the angels do, these last rites and evidences of our affections.

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And when your trembling soul shall stand naked and alone before the Great White Throne, may it be your portion, my brother, to hear from Him who sitteth as Judge Supreme, the welcome words:

Well done, good and faithful servant! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!

[itssme]

Eternal rest granted unto him oh Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace, Amen.

[itssme]

Eternal rest granted unto him oh Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace, Amen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I needed to "share" the "news". I never met him in person, only thru FR, email, and occasionally on the phone.

Yes, he was a good cyberFRiend.

Both he and Barb have not been doing well for a while now.

I got this email in February when I asked if they were making forward progress.

"I don’t know about progress; we are both still alive, Barb has only one good lung and I have congestive heart failure and have to monitor my electrolytes every day. We are both on oxygen and will both be here as long as the good Lord wills it. :)

He had great faith! He is now whole and at peace. Prayers continue for Barb and the family.

[KitJ]

Fair winds and following seas, Brother.

Prayers for your friends and loved ones for their, and our, loss.

[MestaMachine]

Came on board around midnight. This was the third headline on the page. I went into some kind of shock and came ddirectly to this thread to tell blackie that I prayed the Angels had escorted him to safe harbor. I did not pass go. But I couldn’t do it. I have been sitting here the better part of three hours just refreshing the page over and over and trying to think of something, anything, that could express how deeply sorry I am. The words fail.
blackie, you will be so missed,
Prayers for his family and everyone who loved him.